Church calendar: May 3, 2013

Friday

May 3, 2013 at 12:01 AM

A 10-week Catholicism series began April 17 at Annunziata Catholic Church, 2011 Acadian Drive, Houma.

A 10-week Catholicism series began April 17 at Annunziata Catholic Church, 2011 Acadian Drive, Houma. Catholicism is a 10-night DVD presentation on the “Truth, Good & Beauty of the Church.” The Rev. Robert Barron tours churches and holy sites throughout the world producing a vivid and compelling presentation of the Catholic Church. The Rev. Joseph Tregre, Annunziata’s priest, is the series’s guest speaker. Viewings will continue from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 22, 29, June 5 and 12.A barbecue dinner for Golden Meadow Methodist Church is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 11 at the Golden Meadow Oakridge Park Pavilion off of Alex Plaisance Boulevard in Golden Meadow. The meal costs $7 and includes hamburger, hot dog, sausage, potato salad and pork and beans. The meal is for dine in, carry out or drive thru. Homemade sweets of all kinds and drinks will be sold. For information or advance tickets, call the Rev. Chris Thomas at 475-5609 or Anna at 693-3874.A special program, “Mother-Daughter-Sister-Friend Brunch,” is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 11 at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, 300 E. 11th St., Thibodaux. Dr. Deregal F. Burbank is the program’s guest speaker. The mother of three and a pediatrician for 25 years, she is involved with several ministries at the Center of the Lord Catholic Charismatic Center in New Orleans. A donation of $10 is sought. For tickets or information, call 446-0487. The program includes free blood screenings.A Mother’s Day celebration, for mothers only, is scheduled for 7 p.m. May 11 at St. Genevieve Catholic Church’s family center, 815 Barbier Ave., Thibodaux. The night costs $15 per person. Mary Bond from Radio Maria is the event’s guest speaker. There is a meal of sliced pork tenderloin, garlic cream potatoes, glazed baby carrots, cheesecake with praline sauce, dinner roll, ice tea and water. Each mother will receive a Woman of God book. Door prizes are donated by local businesses. Seating is limited to 100. Deadline to RSVP is Wednesday. For information, call Elaine at 446-5571.The Myron Wright Foundation’s sixth annual benefit banquet for recovery expenses is scheduled from 6 to 10 p.m. May 11 at Moses Community Center, 1310 Cardinal Drive, Thibodaux. The purpose of the benefit is to bring spinal cord injury awareness to the area and raise money to help Nicholls State University graduate and former Thibodaux High School football player, Myron Wright, who became paralyzed in the last football game of his sophomore year, purchase medical equipment and receive intense physical therapy. The fundraiser includes live entertainment, a steak meal and a presentation. Rachelle Friedman-Chapman is the fundraiser’s guest speaker. Tickets cost $30 per person and $300 per table. The fundraiser is semi-formal.Laura A. Frye will speak at a presentation for single women 18 and up sponsored by Single Women, Saved, Sanctified and Secured in Jesus Ministry at 10 a.m. May 18 at Tabernacle of Love Church, 1360 Tiger Drive, Thibodaux. The program costs $10. The Rev. Dean Danos, St. Genevieve Catholic Church’s priest, is the spiritual director on a tour May 18 to visit Blessed Father Seelos Shrine, the church of St. Mary’s of the Assumption and Pope John Paul II exhibit in New Orleans. The bus from Angel Tours in Raceland will leave at 8:30 a.m. from the church, 815 Barbier Ave., Thibodaux. The bus will return at 5:30 p.m. to Thibodaux. The tour costs $57 per adult and $48 per student 7 to 17 which includes motor coach transportation, services of a professional tour escort and admission to all places. Make checks payable to Annette Bourgeois and mail to Angel Tours, Etc. 4761 La. 1, Raceland, LA 70394.An annual men’s day program is scheduled for 3 p.m. June 2 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 1117 President St., Thibodaux. The Rev. David Gilton, pastor of Mt. Zion and St. Paul Baptist Churches of Napoleonville, is the program’s guest speaker.A Father’s Day celebration, for fathers only, is scheduled for 7 p.m. June 15 in St. Genevieve Catholic Church’s family center, 815 Barbier Ave., Thibodaux. The night costs $15 per person. Mitch Pitre, founder of Fraternus of South Lafourche, is the night’s guest speaker. A meal of sliced brisket, oven brown potatoes, grilled vegetables, chocolate cake, dinner roll, ice tea and water is provided. Seating is limited to 100. Deadline to RSVP is June 12. For information, call Elaine at 446-5571. Each father will receive a Man of God book. Door prizes are donated by local businesses.Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church’s mission trip to Cahabon, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala is scheduled for June 21. A group of 50 local missionaries will travel to Guatemala to build water cisterns, provide solar-powered light and a place to cook for village families. Church members will pray with them and bring clothes, shoes, kitchen supplies, food, medicine and needed supplies. This is the church’s first family mission trip. If you would like to support this mission, send any amount you can to: OLOPS-Chackbay 529 La. 20, Thibodaux, LA 70301.St. Genevieve Catholic Church’s vacation Bible school for prekindergartners through sixth-graders is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon June 24-28 and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 30 at the church, 815 Barbier Ave., Thibodaux. The fee is $50 per child for T-shirt, CD of music, daily snacks, the admission into the Audubon Zoo, bus fee, pony rides, bounce house, crafts, Bible stories and more. The vacation Bible school children will perform at the Mass on June 30. Deadline to register is June 12. The Rev. Dean Danos, St. Genevieve Catholic Church’s priest, will lead a pilgrimage July 7-15 to Medjugorje. For information, visit www.pilgrimages.com/frdanos.Old Fountain Missionary Baptist Church, 615 La. 308, Thibodaux, will begin holding its Sunday services at 11 a.m. instead of noon, according to church officials.First Presbyterian Church of Bayou Blue is beginning a new group for youths 13 and older, open to members and the public. For information, call Vicky Wingard at 856-5532 or email vwingard@bellsouth.net.Fidelis, a Catholic mentorship for girls, is scheduled to meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays at Sacred Heart Catholic Church’s Spiritual Life Center in Cut Off. The group is open for all sixth- through 12th-grade girls. Fidelis mentors young ladies to grow in the fullness of the Christian life and into the perfection of charity. For information, visit fidelisonline.org.The Catholic Alumni Club International, a Catholic singles organization, is looking to expand in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. The group is dedicated to social, cultural, civic and spiritual relationships. For information, email Steve at valksr@yahoo.com or visit www.caci.org.Community Bible study is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 4931 Bayouside Drive, Chauvin. For information, call 709-9813.Healing and deliverance services are scheduled for 7 p.m. Fridays at Refuge Restoration Outreach, 6905 Alma St., Houma.Beit Hashem Ministries of Houma will teach classes about Hebraic roots, the Hebrew alphabet and beginning to read the Bible in Hebrew. For information, call 791-7790.Services for Christ Believer’s Christian Center are scheduled for 11 a.m. Sundays at Plantation Inn, 1381 W. Tunnel Blvd., Houma.Have you gotten hurt and need to apply for Social Security disability? For free help in filing your application, call Catholic Charities at 876-0490. For information, call Hebert Vidrine at 791-7301.Catholic Charities Self Help Program can provide low-income individuals with anything they might need to accept a job offer, such as uniforms, tools, equipment, licenses or gasoline for their car to get to and from work until the first paycheck. For information, call Jennifer Gaudet at 876-0490.Bible study is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Church of God Family Worship Center, 600 Marietta Place, Gray. The church also offers Sabbath teachings at 10 a.m. Saturdays and Sabbath workshops at 11 a.m. Saturdays. For information, call the church’s pastor, Patricia Allen, at 868-4934. A day of prayer is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. the first Friday of the month at Lumen Christi Retreat Center, 100 Lumen Christi Court, Schriever. The event features a conference, reconciliation, Mass and lunch. For information, call the retreat center at 868-1523.First Friday Devotion is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. the first Friday of the month at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 5232 La. 56, Chauvin, followed by a devotional service and quiet time before the blessed sacrament.A local church is trying to help Terrebonne Parish residents who are struggling financially by giving them free food the second week of every month. The food-bank giveaways are scheduled from noon to 2 p.m. at Refuge Restoration Outreach, 6905 Alma St., Houma. Church officials ask individuals to bring proof of income. For information, call 413-1832.Joy Fellowship Ministries’ breakthrough prayer line is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays. The number is 227-9443. Walk-ins are welcome. The church’s prayer line, 712-432-1630, is open at 9 p.m. Tuesdays. The access code is 169933.The Sister’s Clinic is scheduled from 8 to 11:30 a.m. the first Thursday of the month in St. Joseph Catholic Church’s rectory, 5232 La. 56, Chauvin. The clinic features diabetes, cholesterol and blood pressure screenings; heart rate checks; weight, body fat and body water percentages; and guidance on preventative health care.The Houma-Thibodaux Cursillo Movement has an Ultreya prayer and study group scheduled the first Wednesday of the month at the Lockport Knights of Columbus Hall, the second Wednesday of the month at the Pointe-aux-Chenes Knights of Columbus Hall, the third Wednesday at St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church in Houma and the fourth Wednesday at Sacred Heart Life Center in Cut Off. All gatherings are scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Ultreyas will no longer be held at Christ the Redeemer in Thibodaux. Call David or Margie Gauthreaux at 448-7468.A prayer and healing service featuring Kerry F. Bueche is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesdays at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 3897 Bayou Black Drive, Houma. Faith+Dominion Power Ministries invites everyone to Bible-study sessions with the Rev. Arthur Verrett Jr. The group has moved its weekly Bible study from 402 Rosedown St. to 7 p.m. Thursdays at 129 Samuel St., Houma. For information, call Verrett at 868-2328 or 856-0867. The Open House Gospel Sing-a-long is scheduled from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the last Friday of each month, except November and December, at the SLECA building, 2028 Coteau Road, Houma. Admission is free.Terrebonne Churches United Good Samaritan Food Bank, 254 Magnolia St., Houma, is open from 9 a.m. to noon Mondays and Saturdays, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays. No appointments. For information, call 851-5523. Bible-study classes are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at Triumph Baptist Church, 6313 Bayou Black Drive, Houma.Christ Holiness Temple, in conjunction with the Rev. Clayton B. Salone and the Women of Labor, are scheduled to present its Movers of Faith Move Night at 7 p.m. Saturdays at the church, 7391 Main St., Houma. Refreshments will be served. “Food for the Journey” is a monthly lunchtime speaker series featuring priests from the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. The program is designed to help Catholics live out their faith in their daily lives. The series is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Quality Hotel, 210 S. Hollywood Road, Houma. The cost is $13, and includes a meal, drink and tip. If you plan to attend, you must RSVP with your name, phone number and church parish the Wednesday prior to the event. A seat cannot be guaranteed without an RSVP prior to the deadline. For information or to RSVP, call 850-3141 or email Dr. Faith Ann Spinella at fspinella@htdiocese.org.Outreach Minister of Deliverance by the Holy Spirit of God is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Sundays at the Ramada Inn, 1400 W. Tunnel Blvd., Houma. The events are held by Mary P. Warren.A church program sponsored by Kingdom Seeds is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon the fourth Saturday of the month at 129 Samuel St., Houma. All ages are welcome, and there will be free food, games, prizes and more.

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